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free expression
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The Sahmat Collective
Read more: The Sahmat CollectiveIn 1989, playwright, actor, and activist Safdar Hashmi was fatally attacked by political thugs while performing a street play outside of Delhi. His death led to the founding of Sahmat, an influential artist collective that has taken a consistent stance…
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Weighed down by a cushion
Read more: Weighed down by a cushionA short documentary about Artist Stephen Sheehan’s performance called ‘Weighed down by a cushion’ performed at Liverpool One. The footage contains views from the public captured during the performance. External sources: http://youtu.be/oe32DMevzoE http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mersey-artist-stops-shoppers-…
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Pussy Riot Was Carefully Calibrated for Protest
Read more: Pussy Riot Was Carefully Calibrated for ProtestDEPENDING on your taste, punk died in 1979, or maybe 1994, or whenever studded leather cuffs became a must-have mall-girl accessory. Now, suddenly, punk has been resurrected, stitched together anew in the form of the well-accessorized Russian women who call…